Service is what life is all about.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can...

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...